The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-12-22

to widely different institutions, with Babel
confusion of tongues, including paupers, luna
tics, idiots and criminals, there may not be in
troduced many vicious and unconvertible ele-
ments more dangerous to the individuality
and deep-seated stamina of the American peO-
pie and moro worthy of rigid quarantine than
even the most leprous diseases. After Mr. Nor
rill's speech the bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10.
Bills and petitions for the granting of PEN
sions or increases were introduced by the fol-
lowing Senators:
BY Senator Mcpherson for John W. Cummins
and John McGrath: Senator Hoar for James
Murphy, Co. X, 81 U. s.; Senator Cullom for
John Prendergast; Senator Edmunds for Miss
IdaM Wilson; Senator Sawyer for Basil Cham
payne, Sarah A. Wilcox, Della u. Peek, James
Canto, Melvina Greenwood, VIM. Healey, Julia
Nolan, Julius &. MonsOn, Betsy Mansfield, Mrs.
A. L. Collins, Lydia ID. HOltz WIN. J. Sang
ston, Chas Wilkinson, Philip Fay, Mrs. Ange-
rome Il. Cole, Amastasia Walters Peter Suisse,
John Morgan, Christopher Wisemiller, David A.
Servis, John Virtessy, Sarah Erickson, Frank
Fischer, John Geibel, Cornelius, Vessels, Ed.
Gatlin, Thomas Mosher, Thomas G. Thomas,
Howard L. OConnOr, David Williams and
Harry l.. Johnson; Senator Palmer for Elisha
Griswold, Co. +, Sd Mich. Cav; Senator Cam
eron for Morgan Gordon; Senator Plumb for
Sarah L. Branson; Senator Allison for James
III. Thomas, Stephen Singleton, Russell Smith,
David Peterson and Samuel J. Murphy; Sena-
tor Blackburn for Mrs. Theodore NJ. Piatt /;
Senator Spooner for Bridget Conroy; Senator
Blair for Miss Margaret Stafford Worth.
The matter of the SwensOn patent was taken
up and discussed at length. Senator Plumb,
supporting his resolution, claimed that the
patent issued to Swenson is of very great i'm
portance to the people of this country, because
if his claim is substantiated he may have con-
troll over the entire manufacture of sugar from
sorghum. lie wanted the Attorney General to
be requested to do whatever might be possible
at an early day to set aside the patent. He
caused letter TO be read from Commissioner
Coleman setting forth the objects achieved by
the patent, and saying also that he believed
the patent invalid for the reason that the pro-
cess of neutralizing free acids in q vat by the
use of lime or other alkaline earths was not
novel, but had been repeatedly applied by other
operators. Senator Edmunds said that no en-
tertained some doubt whether tho Senate
legally had the right to call upon the head of
the Department to do anything affirmatively in
regard to any part of the public business He
doubted whether the Attorney General could
bring suit unless by the authority of Congress,
and he thought that the resolutions should be
referred TO the Committee on Patents; and
made that motion. After some further dis
custom the resolution was adopted.
The Senate took up the bill introduced by
Senator Stewart to provide for the issue of coin
certificates to circulate as money, and that
Senator made a speech in support of the measure.
The Senate then went into executive session,
at the close ofwhich it adjourned until Monday.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10.
In the House Mr.. Hatch offered resolution
that when the two Houses adjourned on Mon
day, Dec. 10, they stand adjourned until Thurs
| day, Jan. ).
Mr.. Reed (Me) opposed the resolution, on
] the ground that il was an unnecessary delay
of public business. He said that il was agreed
on the Republican side of the House that the
surplus should be reduced, and that his party
now stood ready TO make one reduction before
the holidays, which was in relation to the to-
bacco tax, and he hoped that an opportunity
would be given the House before it separated to
vote on the measure and show the country
some disposition proper and suitable in the
| matter.
Messrs. Hatch and Cox and others on the
Democratic side said that this came with i'll
| grace from the gentleman, who had had fire.
| undergraduates TO vote for the reduction Of
the surplus. but had not yet improved any OF
them. During the last session of the 49th Con.
| gress he was in opposition TO all projects to
| reduce the revenue.
Mr.. Hatch's resolution, amended so as tc
read "Wednesday, Jan. A." was agreed to.
Mr.. Townshend offered resolution to the
effect that after the reading of the Journal on
| Monday, the 18th, the Speaker should call al
the States and Territores in alphabetical order
for bills and resolutions for printing aud refer
ence without debate, and only resolutions OF
inquiry directed to the heads of Executive De-
| partments being in order for reference. He
| said that his object in introducing this resolu.
ton was that il was well known that the refer
| ence of bills and resolutions to the Public
Printer was delayed until after the holiday re.
cess; it was weeks before they could be obtain.
able, and, consequently, public business wa:
much put back. By his plan the member:
could be furnished with copies of bills and
| resolutions upon Resembling after the recess
and business much facilitated.
Mr.. Springer wanted the resolution confined
TO public bills introduced. He said that at the
! close of the last session more than 10000 pri
vate bills, which had been printed at an ex
pense exceeding $4,000 were left undispOSed
Of He did not propose TO again open the flood
! gates and turn in all these bills to be printed.
Mr.. Randall suggested that the consideration
of the resolutions be postponed until after the
Committee on Rules had been appointed.
Mr.. TOwnshend accepted this suggestion, anC
the resolution went over.
Petitions for the granting OF pensions or in
crease were presented by the following gentle
men: Mr.. Bryce, for John Doyle, Co. X, 4tl
Me-. Mr.. Clifford, for Maria K. Klindt, widow o
Klaus Klindt; Mr.. Cultivate, for Mrs. Mar!
VI. Sweet Mr. Patton, for John Gilbert, Go
q, 1isth PG; Mr.. Williams. for Casper Scribe
and John Walker, Co. i, 10Th n. Y.
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